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  • May 26, 2011 |

    Norton Rose and Olswang land BP panel roles after six-month review

    Norton Rose and Olswang have picked up first-time appointments on BP's coveted UK legal panel following a rigorous six-month tender process. The review, which was led by group general counsel Rupert Bondy, saw the pair appointed for three-year terms alongside longstanding advisers Linklaters, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Herbert Smith, CMS Cameron McKenna, Field Fisher Waterhouse and Scottish firm McGrigors. The oil giant has also appointed a small number of specialist firms for niche advice.

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  • May 23, 2011 |

    OC, Bakers and Skadden head up $975m Motorola-Nokia deal

    Osborne Clarke has taken a role alongside a number of US firms on Motorola's $975m (£600m) sale of assets to Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN). The deal, which was announced in July 2010 and completed on 30 April 2011, sees NSN take responsibility for supporting 50 of the mobile phone giant's network operators across 52 countries, as well as approximately 6,900 employees.

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  • May 20, 2011 |

    Clydesdale Bank chooses 14 firms for new-look national legal panel

    Clydesdale Bank has consolidated its national legal panel, with firms including Norton Rose and Hogan Lovells winning spots on the new-look roster. The firm has named 14 firms on the panel, which also covers legal work for Yorkshire Bank, as both Yorkshire and Clydesdale are UK subsidiaries of parent National Australia Bank (NAB).

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  • May 19, 2011 |

    Legal Week launches Asia version of online client briefings library

    Legal Week has launched an Asia version of its online database of legal developments, in an expansion of the popular Legal Week Law research tool. Legal Week Law Asia provides a tailored homepage for the fast-expanding Asian legal market, highlighting relevant briefings and white papers from some of the world's largest law firms. There are already more than 300 Asia-related briefings on the site.

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  • May 18, 2011 |

    Vodafone puts advisers on alert with plans to cut panel

    Mobile phone giant Vodafone has kicked off a review of its global and UK legal advisers, with the overhaul marking the first time the UK panel has been updated in six years. The review will cover the external law firms advising mobile operator Vodafone UK as well as those advising Vodafone Group globally. It will not cover local mobile operators outside the UK.

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  • May 11, 2011 |

    Bird & Bird lands first-time Hewlett-Packard Euro panel role

    Bird & Bird has been handed a first-time appointment to Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) EMEA panel, following a review of the technology giant's roster of legal advisers. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Baker & McKenzie have also been appointed, with the full line-up comprising fewer than 10 firms

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  • May 11, 2011 |

    There's something about Canada – but are the country's law firms ready for international mergers?

    Every summer, rodeo fans flock to Calgary for the city's annual Stampede. This year they may be joined by a posse of managing partners from Am Law 100 and other international law firms looking to rope in a merger partner. Top of the list of likely candidates are DLA Piper and Clyde & Co, both of which are currently in talks with Canadian firms about prospective tie-ups.

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  • May 5, 2011 |

    LG appoints disputes and real estate group heads

    LG has appointed new leadership for its dispute resolution and real estate groups as the current heads' terms draw to a close. Insurance and reinsurance disputes partner David Breslin has taken over as head of the disputes practice from Andrew Witts, who has taken up the senior partner role at the firm.

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  • May 5, 2011 |

    Picking up new business - is the Nordic legal market on the verge of substantial change?

    The fragmented Nordic legal market is potentially on the verge of substantial change. Unlike in many legal markets globally, the force of change appears to be coming from two ambitious local players, Finnish firms Roschier and Hannes Snellman, which have embarked on a pan-Nordic expansion. Both firms have opened offices in Stockholm in recent years, which has placed them in head-to-head competition with Sweden's biggest firms, Mannheimer Swartling and Vinge. Hannes Snellman has also opened in Copenhagen, dominated by local Danish firms, of which the largest is Kromann Reumert.

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  • May 3, 2011 |

    Bakers plans fifth office launch in Middle East and North Africa

    Baker & McKenzie is set to open its fifth office in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region after confirming its intention to launch in Qatar. Gulf managing partner Borys Dackiw, currently based in Abu Dhabi, will initially head the new office in Doha, which will offer full-service advice to both domestic and international clients.

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